The invention belongs to the field of
fuel cells, and relates to a direct
alcohol fuel
cell electrode with an internal flow field, which has the advantages that fuel transfer resistance is small,
electrolyte concentration in a diaphragm is high, concentration distribution of reactants is uniform, and
discharge property is good. The direct
alcohol fuel
cell electrode comprises a flow field, a
diffusion layer,
catalysis layers and the diaphragm, wherein the
diffusion layer, the
catalysis layers and the diaphragm are sequentially arranged from outside to inside, the internal flow field with a fuel inlet is arranged between the
catalysis layers and the diaphragm to ensure that a
mixed fuel firstly enters the internal flow field; because the internal flow field is in contact with the diaphragm, the concentration of the
electrolyte in the diaphragm is high, thus the
conductivity of the diaphragm is increased; a mixture of the internal flow field enters the catalysis layers and generates a
chemical reaction between the catalytic layers, products obtained after the reaction penetrate through the
diffusion layer to reach an external flow field for being discharged. Due to a downstream conveying mode of the reactants and the products, the defects of uneven distribution of fuels upstream and downstream, large transfer resistance of the fuels, low concentration of the
electrolyte in the diaphragm, and the like in a countercurrent conveying mode adopted by a conventional process are overcome, the
cell property is greatly improved, and a good application prospect is achieved.